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Southern Sting 20 Year Reunion Tickets On Sale Now

Sport + Motorsport - Jul 10, 2018

Due to unprecedented public interest, the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Sting’s 20-year reunion game will now be a ticketed event. Organiser Donna Wilkins said news of the game, to be staged at ILT Stadium Southland on July 21, had been greeted with an overwhelming response, forcing a rethink of initial

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Minister Visits Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu

Community - Jul 08, 2018

Social Development Associate Minister Peeni Henare was in town on Friday visiting the team at Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu to learn about the way the agency delivers its Whanau Ora Services. The minister spoke about a number of flaws in the community agency funding models, where they have to tender f

Glenorchy-Queenstown Road Closed Due To Slip (video)

News - Jul 08, 2018

The Glenorchy-Queenstown Road is likely to be closed for the rest of the day due to a slip. Contractors are currently working to remove approximately 1000 cubic metres of soil that is blocking the road. Motorists are advised to avoid the area if possible.

End Of An Era For Steel Legend

Sport + Motorsport - Jul 06, 2018

It’s time to hang up the bib for Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel captain Wendy Frew. Frew announced today she will retire from playing netball at the end of the Steel’s 2018 campaign. “I know the time is right for me so I just want to get on with the season now and do as […]

Man Wanted In Connection to Invercargill Shooting

News - Jul 06, 2018

A warrant to arrest has been issued in relation to Anthony Miles Tamaiti Watkins. The warrant is in relation to the shooting of a 52-year-old man on Kelvin Street Invercargill on Saturday 30th June 2018. Watkins is 24-years of age and approximately 167cm in height. He has connections to Invercargil

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Business - Jul 09, 2018 Two Southland Students Set For Business Field Trips To Latin America by Mike Sanford

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ACT Backs Teachers to Remove Disruptors

News - Aug 04, 2026

ACT wants disruptive students removed from classrooms — and is proposing a law to make it happen. ACT candidate Paul Henry announced the policy on Sunday, pitching it as straightforward: if a student disrupts the class and won't stop, the teacher directs them out. Refuse, and consequences follow. "

12 Businesses Make Export Awards Shortlist

News - Aug 04, 2026

Twelve Southland businesses are in the running for this year's export awards, with the 2026 finalists announced across three categories. Export Southland chair Jamie May said the applications showed what the region's export community is actually capable of. "Southland businesses have never let distance limit

Southland Chaplain Honoured for SAS Family Work

News - Aug 04, 2026

A Winton-raised military chaplain has been recognised for building a support system for SAS families that the New Zealand Defence Force has now adopted across its operations. Chaplain Class 3 Rich Lander received a Chief of Army Commendation in Auckland last week, following four years attached to the 1st New

Kids and Care Home Residents Read Together

Education - Aug 03, 2026

Some kids at Invercargill Middle School now wait to see if their favourite resident is available before they'll start reading. That's not a bad outcome for a literacy programme. Enliven Southland has launched a pilot initiative — Enliven Literacy with Legends — pairing Walmsley House care home residents